Quilt

the topmost cover for a bed. Quilts are also called coverlets, counterpanes, and bedspreads. They are of various kinds. The common domestic method of making quilts is to stitch together with the needle two pieces of fabric of the required size, with an even layer of cotton batting or wool between them. The stitching is in some regular pattern. The upper covering of the quilt is usually more or less ornamental. Patchwork of various patterns has been, and in some localities is still, a popular method of making this upper covering of the quilt. Crochet, toilet, and Marseilles quilts are loom woven. They are made of heavy cotton yarns and ornamented with a variety of patterns by means of the Jacquard attachment. They are woven double, and the crochet quilts are reversible. Marseilles quilts have a much coarser back and cannot well be reversed.